Smarter Business Editorial Team

The meter at your premises is the foundation of accurate business energy billing. Modern meters can also provide detailed consumption data, helping organisations understand when energy is being used, identify...

Discrepancies can occur on business energy invoices, from inaccurate consumption data to charges that do not match the agreed contract. When an error is repeated across several billing periods or...

The Climate Change Levy (CCL) is an environmental tax charged on energy supplied to most non-domestic users in the UK. It applies to taxable electricity, gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Most business owners pay close attention to their energy contract when they sign it, but what happens after that contract expires? For thousands of UK businesses, the answer is an...

Rising energy costs, unpredictable market movements and ongoing cost pressure continue to place UK businesses under sustained strain when it comes to forecasting and managing overheads. Even as markets move...

Ongoing volatility in energy markets, alongside wider economic uncertainty, is forcing UK SMEs to rethink how they manage cost, risk and growth. Energy has always been a key operational cost,...

Energy markets have entered another period of uncertainty, driven by ongoing tensions in the Middle East and disruption around a key global supply route, the Strait of Hormuz. Events like...

Over the past few years, few operating costs have been as volatile or as disruptive as energy. Electricity prices may no longer be hitting the extreme peaks seen in 2022...

In recent years, energy-intensive companies in the UK have faced operational uncertainty and increasing expenses. In light of this, the government has announced the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), intended...